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Star poised to renew plan for Crown takeover

Last Updated Thu, Dec 9th by Charlotte Lee

Star Entertainment could be ready to make a plan for casino rival Crown Resorts. The Australian reports that the Matthew Grounds-led Barrenjoey Capital…

Star hopes to make old new again with textile recovery operation

Last Updated Wed, Dec 8th by William Brown

Star Entertainment has launched a new textile recovery operation that will launch in Queensland in the new year. Hotel Management reports that the…

Queen’s Wharf casino bridge reaches key milestone

Last Updated Wed, Dec 8th by Mia Chapman

A bridge that will link Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf casino development to South Bank has reached a construction milestone. The Brisbane Times…

Nagasaki citizens sign petition to halt integrated resort progress

Last Updated Tue, Jan 30th by Ethan Anderson

A citizens group in the Japanese town of Nagasaki is submitting a bid to host an integrated resort has put a petition to the local government, requesting the…

Blackstone’s third bid for Crown is rejected

Last Updated Mon, Dec 6th by William Brown

A third takeover offer from private equity group Blackstone has been rejected by Crown Resorts. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that…

Switkowski passes regulatory hurdles to become Crown chairman

Last Updated Sat, Dec 4th by Ethan Anderson

Ziggy Switkowski has officially taken the reins of Crown Resorts after receiving state-based regulatory approvals. The Australian Financial Review reports that…

Star Gold Coast starts taking bookings for its new apartments

Last Updated Wed, Dec 1st by William Brown

The Star Gold Coast has started taking bookings for its new upper level apartments located in its newly completed A$400 million tower. Inside Asian Gaming…

Smoking ban for Crown Perth’s International Room

Last Updated Wed, Dec 1st by Noah Taylor

A smoking ban will come into effect in Crown Perth’s International Room area from the end of the year. Mirage News reports that…

China reaffirms its gambling clamp down

Last Updated Wed, Dec 1st by Mia Chapman

China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has pledged to continue fighting against illegal cross-border gambling. Asia Gaming Brief reports that just days after ordering the…

New chairman appointed by Aquis Entertainment

Last Updated Fri, Nov 26th by Ethan Anderson

The operator of Casino Canberra, Aquis Entertainment, has confirmed the appointment of a new chairman. Asia Gaming Brief reports that Aquis has appointed…

VIP player owed millions after junket and Wynn Macau found liable

Last Updated Mon, Aug 14th by Charlotte Lee

Macau’s highest court has upheld a ruling that found Wynn Macau was jointly liable with junket operator Dore Entertainment for the repayment of a A$1.065 million debt to…

SkyCity Auckland set for December 3 reopening

Last Updated Wed, Nov 24th by Ethan Anderson

SkyCity Entertainment has targeted December 3 to reopen its flagship Auckland casino. Inside Asian Gaming reports that following the New Zealand government confirming…

Wakayama prefecture seeks more information from preferred IR partner

Last Updated Tue, Nov 23rd by William Brown

Japan’s Wakayama prefectural government has postponed a public consultation process on a proposal by Clairvest to be its partner on a large-scale integrated resort, pending clarification on issues…

Crown to pay shareholders $125m after class action settlement

Last Updated Tue, Nov 23rd by Noah Taylor

Crown Resorts has agreed to pay disgruntled shareholders $125 million as part of a settlement that arose from the arrest of Crown staff in China in 2016.

Macau’s low casino revenues lead to less tax revenue

Last Updated Mon, Nov 22nd by Ethan Anderson

The Macau government has again dipped into its financial reserve kitty because of a lack of tax revenue from the city’s gaming industry. GGR Asia…